Golf Club of Illinois

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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 71 | 7041 yards | 73.9 | 132 |
Blue | 71 | 6589 yards | 71.8 | 128 |
Blue (W) | 71 | 6589 yards | 75.2 | 131 |
Burgundy | 71 | 6208 yards | 69.6 | 124 |
Burgandy (W) | 71 | 6208 yards | 72.4 | 125 |
White | 71 | 5645 yards | 67.3 | 119 |
White (W) | 71 | 5645 yards | 68.4 | 117 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 74.6/139 | 449 | 535 | 451 | 175 | 467 | 196 | 375 | 390 | 440 | 3478 | 340 | 678 | 393 | 218 | 447 | 537 | 351 | 203 | 366 | 3533 | 7011 |
Blue M: 72.6/134 | 417 | 508 | 425 | 142 | 441 | 184 | 364 | 372 | 419 | 3272 | 323 | 647 | 373 | 183 | 420 | 507 | 326 | 190 | 339 | 3308 | 6580 |
Red M: 71.1/130 W: 76.8/139 | 400 | 487 | 410 | 128 | 425 | 148 | 356 | 353 | 407 | 3114 | 315 | 612 | 358 | 148 | 402 | 480 | 318 | 171 | 326 | 3130 | 6244 |
White M: 68.0/123 W: 73.0/131 | 345 | 460 | 332 | 119 | 388 | 142 | 349 | 322 | 355 | 2812 | 245 | 531 | 333 | 83 | 369 | 430 | 306 | 140 | 320 | 2757 | 5569 |
Handicap | 10 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 11 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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10th green at 9:15 in the morning. Photo submitted by Lance5656 on 09/02/2024
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Cutting the 11th green at 9:30 while we wait in the fairway Photo submitted by Lance5656 on 09/02/2024
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4th hole at 8:00 am. Unplayable. Photo submitted by Lance5656 on 09/02/2024
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Dubdread at Cog Hill 2013 Photo submitted by u000007848956 on 09/09/2013
Solid course
The course is solid and we'll kept. A couple of odd items like weird pin placements, and beverage cart on only8 and 17. The slow play ahead due to multiple twosomes being sent off caused for a slow round. Overall the course we well keptt and had provided opportunities for good shot making. I would play again to see if the odd items we an anomaly.
Yes, Great, phonominal course.
This course is the best that i have ever played as a junior. It is very fun. The fairways and greens are in superb condition. Hole 11 is amazing at a 678 par 5. Challenging, yet fun. Great par 3's, and they are very friendly people.
GCI Rocks
Nice course and friendly people. Its always challenging because its long. If you like links style courses, you'll love GCI.
Good shape for early in the season
We played the course on masters Sunday it was quite windy the greens were quick, fairways were in pretty good shape after having recently rained, they still are in the process of adding sand to the bunkers they are a little thin right now but overall a very enjoyable day.
The greens... fast, subtle, challenging
The course was in excellent condition and played a little easier than this summer, mainly because of dry, fast conditions and cut-down fescue. The greens are fast and challenging which requires leaving your approach below the hole for an easier putt. The course is plenty long from the blue tees and requires accurate shot-making and course knowledge. I think the slope rating at 130 is understated...plays like 134-136. Weekend play in the summer could be a little slow and cross over of balls occur on several holes because of proximity to each other...
Wide open cousre
Nice public course. Greens in great condition for this time of year, tee boxes were a little uneven but managable. Regular price a little steep compared to other courses in the area.
Good as usual...but.....
Course was fantastic as usual, it was wet in some fairway spots and some traps were either filled with water or had very hard sand. Luckily I only hit one of them. Biggest complaint was upon arrival at 7:10 for a 7:30 tee time, the opening staff member was late and we didn't tee off until 7:50, without a discount offered or anything. I should have demanded it but didn't. Hopefully next time they don't sleep in.
Oldie but still a goodie!!
GCI, Ohhh how I love you & your distance! Challengingly long, good balance of scenery, greens firm but always fair. One of the original prairie style courses with many overlapping & forgiving fairways to make up for the cross breezes. If you consider yourself a value golfer & you enjoy grip it & rip it golf then you will certainly enjoy this beast. PS, enjoy 11, dubbed the longest par 5 in Illinois.
Great place to play
GCI is a great course. it was in great shape; a fair test and a challenge for all skill levels. love this course!!
A poor value
No course should have fairway grass so long that it is difficult to find your ball when hit in the fairway. I've played many courses of this style and this was by far the worst. For the price they charge this course should be manicured. It is no wonder that it was poorly attended on a weekend where it was difficult to get tee times elsewhere.
One of my favorite local courses
I love the challenge of this course, the set-up, and it's usually in great shape.
What a Deal!!
GCI is one of the best deal's on golfnow.com
I travel 45 minutes and this is worth every minute.
Staff is great, greens are tough, and it's always windy.
What a gem!!
Pretty Tough LInks-style course
I don't play links style courses very often. This course has very few trees or water hazards. BUT - what it does have are large mounds covered in HIGH fescue. If your ball goes there - - it's GONE. The only way to find it is to step on it. I felt lucky to only lose 3 balls. Greens had been aerated 1 week or 2 ago but they were not unplayable.
Hard course!
It had rained the days before and it was very soggy! We are average to good 4 some and we all lost a ball in the rough! It was a long course and a few rather hard pins. For sure get a drink and a snack! Very nice Staff and great bar.
Great links course
One of the better links courses in the area. Course is still in great condition, even after the yearly aeration. Pace was a bit slow and had to wait on most of our shots during the round. Otherwise, a good round.
Aggravating
The fairways were in very good condition. Sand trap water drainage is poor after a rain day and was very hard. Felt like I was hitting out of clay. There are many small hills down the fairways with high prairie grass. Once your ball enters this you might as well drop another and take the penalty. It's very hard to find your ball and other ahead of us made play very slow looking for their balls. I most likely will not play this course again for the price. The time you pay the Golf Now fee the value isn't worth this course.
where is the water?
I played here last year, and thought that it was just an oversight. It was hot, in the 90's, and there are no trees on this course.
Again playing a few days ago, it was pretty warm(80's) , no water, no drink cart. It says a lot about how much they care about their customers. Maybe they need some one to pass out on the course to get a message.
really fast & undulating greens
I love this course. Great value for money. I am a senior. Greens just great & fescue is impossible. I am a high handicaper.
Average experience, slow pace
The course was in fair condition, it does not drain well. Some bunkers with standing water. They let twosomes go off early (8 am) which causes a back up immediately. Ranger did what he could but his hands were tied. They need a policy to not send out twosomes in the morning. Then to top it all off, our cart began to die on the 15th and we had to push it thru the parking lot after finishing. Will not make the trip out here again, not enough value for $60.